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since 1920-21 CLARKSON HOCKEY GGoldenolden KKnightsnights 70 Winning Seasons • 20 NCAA Tr. Appearances • 10 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Titles • 5 ECAC Hockey Tr. Championshps •36 All -Americans 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CLARKSON (0-0-0) vs RIT (0-0-0) - 7:00 pm (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC HOCKEY) Friday, October 9 • Potsdam, NY • Cheel Arena (3,000) OCTOBER CLARKSON (0-0-0) vs Niagara (0-0-0) - 7:00 pm 3 (Sat.) McGILL (exh.) H W 4-3 9 (Fri.) ROCH. INST. TECH. H 7:00 pm Saturday, October 10 • Potsdam, NY • Cheel Arena (3,000) 10 (Sat.) NIAGARA H 7:00 pm 16 (Fri.) Merrimack A 7:00 pm 2014-15 Overall Record ..... 20-15-5 17 (Sat.) Univ. of New Hampshire A 7:00 pm 2014-15 AH Record 14-9-5 (T-3rd) 23 (Fri.) WEST. MICHIGAN H 7:00 pm H: 10-6-3, R: 7-7-2, N: 3-2-0 Tigers 24 (Sat.) WEST. MICHIGAN H 7:30 pm Current Streak ................................... Last Game .......10/4 -9-1 W(H) vs Ont. IT (exh.) NOVEMBER 2014-15 Overall record .................12-20-5 6 (Fri.) * RENSSELAER H 7:00 pm Head Coach ............Wayne Wilson (BGSU ‘84) 2014-15 ECACH Record ........8-11-3 (8th) 17th Year -302-179-54 7 (Sat.) * UNION H 7:00 pm Home: 7-11-1, Road: 5-9-4, Neutral: 0-0-0 13 (Fri.) * St. Lawrence A 7:00 pm All-Time Series .......................... CU leads 12-2-3 Current Streak ............................................ 20 (Fri.) * Quinnipiac A 7:00 pm Last Meeting ..................10/11/14, CU W(A) 3-1 21 (Sat.) * Princeton A 7:00 pm Last Game .......10/3 -W(H) 4-3 vs McGill (exh.) 2014-15 Overall Record ....... 7-28-4 27 (Fri.) ARIZONA STATE H 7:00 pm Head Coach ......Casey Jones (Cornell ‘90) 2014-15 AH Record ..5-19-4 (11th) Eagles Purple 5th Year -58-74-22 28 (Sat.) ARIZONA STATE H 7:00 pm H: 4-8-2, R: 1-11-2, N: 0-0-0 DECEMBER Captain: .............................Paul Geiger ‘16 Current Streak ................................... 4 (Fri.) * Colgate A 7:05 pm AC: DiNallo ‘16, Megannety ‘16, de Hass ‘17 Last Game .10/3 - 5-3 W(H) vs Wilfrid Laur. (exh.) 5 (Sat.) * Cornell A 7:00 pm Power Play ......................... 17-114, 14.9% Head Coach ............Dave Burkholder (RIT ‘84) 28 (Mon.)^ UMass-Lowell N 4:30 pm Penalty Kill ...................... 107-122, 87.7% 15th Year -236-222-59 29 (Tue.) ^ Robert Morris/Penn St. N tba Goals Scored/Avg ..........................81/2.19 All-Time Series ............................ CU leads 8-4-2 JANUARY Goals Allowed/Avg ........................87/2.35 Last Meeting ..................10/10/14, CU W(A) 3-1 2 (Sat.) Bowling Green A 7:07 pm 3 (Sun.) Bowling Green A 5:07 pm 12 (Tue.) * ST. LAWRENCE H 7:00 pm Golden Knights Open 25th Season at Cheel Arena 15 (Fri.) * Dartmouth A 7:00 pm he 25th season of NCAA action at Cheel Arena offi cially opens this week- 16 (Sat.) * Harvard A 7:00 pm end when the Clarkson University Hockey team hosts Atlantic Hockey foes 22 (Fri.) * YALE H 7:00 pm T 23 (Sat.) * BROWN H 7:00 pm Rochester Institute of Technology and Niagara University. Both games are 7:00 p.m. 29 (Fri.) * CORNELL H 7:00 pm faceoffs. 30 (Sat.) * COLGATE H 7:00 pm The Golden Knights began the 2015-16 campaign with a 4-3 victory over McGill FEBRUARY in exhibition play in Potsdam this past Saturday. 5 (Fri.) * Union A 7:00 pm 6 (Sat.) * Rensselaer A 7:00 pm With a stable of 25 capable veterans and a mix of young talent, Clarkson is primed 12 (Fri.) * PRINCETON H 7:00 pm to take the next step in 2015-16 and improve upon last year’s 12-20-5 overall re- 13 (Sat.) * QUINNIPIAC H 7:00 pm cord. The Green and Gold have the pieces in place to compete for a top spot in 19 (Fri.) * Brown A 7:00 pm the ECAC Hockey standings and make a trip to Lake Placid in mid-March for the 20 (Sat.) * Yale A 7:00 pm ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament. Three freshmen – two forwards and one 26 (Fri.) * HARVARD H 7:00 pm 27 (Sat.) * DARTMOUTH H 7:00 pm defenseman - will join the program this year and are expected to help a veteran March roster for fi fth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistant coaches Phil Roy and 4-6 ECAC Hockey Playoffs 1st Round Josh Hauge. (Fri.-Sun.) Teams 5-12 11-13 ECAC Hockey Quarterfi nals • This weekend will mark the fi rst time in nine seasons, and only the second time (Fri.-Sun.) Winners of 1st Rd at top four seeds in the past 17 years, that the Knights have opened the season at home … Clarkson 18-19 ECAC Hockey Championship Tr. is 14-8-2 in its previous 24 home openers … Since the 2000-2001 campaign, the (Fri.-Sat.) Lake Placid, NY Knights are 5-9-1 in offi cial season openers, and are 2-1-1 with Casey Jones as head 25-27 NCAA Regionals coach ... Last season, Clarkson skated past Niagara, 3-1at Dwyer Arena on October (Fri.-Sun.) Four, 4-team Neutral Sites April 10 … The Knights’ last season-opening loss was a 5-4 setback at Colorado College 7 &9 NCAA Frozen Four on October 12, 2012. (Thr. & Sat.) Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida • The Knights have a current 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) in the series against * ECAC Hockey RIT and lead the all-time meetings against the Tigers 12-2-3 since 1983-84. HOME GAMES played at CHEEL ARENA • Saturday’s game will be the 15th meeting between Clarkson and Niagara with the TWITTER: @ClarksonUSports Golden Knights holding an 8-4-2 series lead, including three straight wins, all on the @ClarksonHockey1 Purple Eagles’ home ice ONLINE: www.clarksonathletics.com • Over the past two seasons, Clarkson has gone 7-0-1 against Atlantic Hockey APP: Clarkson Athletics teams. SID: Gary Mikel - 315-268-6673 • Beginning its 94th season, Clarkson boasts 70 winning campaigns and a 1,375- [email protected] 820-146 all-time record for a .619 winning percentage since 1920-21. 2015 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2016 Clarkson Quick Facts • Senior defenseman Paul Geiger will USCHO.com Poll serve as Clarkson’s captain for the second - September 28, 2015 straight year. He was an an assistant cap- UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Pts (1st Place Votes) Location........Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 tain in 2013-14. 1. Boston College (19) 907 Founded ..........................................................1896 • Senior Jeff DiNallo will act as an assis- 2. Minnesota-Duluth (12) 836 Enrollment ....................................................3,247 3. Boston University (6) 820 President .......................................... Tony Collins tant captain for the second year in a row, 4. North Dakota (10) 766 Director of Athletics ...............Steve Yianoukos while classmate Pat Megannety and Athletic Department Telephone 315-268-6622 junior James de Haas will also wear “A” 5. Denver 739 Nickname ................................... Golden Knights on their jerseys. 6. Minnesota State (1) 699 ColorsGreen (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) 7. Providence (6) 642 • Clarkson, which lost only two players 8. Harvard (1) 592 from last year’s team, returns 86.9% of its TEAM INFORMATION 9. Minnesota (1) 530 Head Coach......................................Casey Jones point production from 2014-15, the fourth 10. Nebraska-Omaha 505 Alma Mater .........................................Cornell ‘90 highest returning percentage in Division I. 11. Miami (1) 461 Record at Clarkson/Overall ..... 58-74-22 (5th yr) • DiNallo led the Knights in scoring last 12. Yale 432 E-mail Address [email protected] season with 21 points on six goals and 13. Michigan 417 Assistant Coach ...................Phil Roy (5th Year) 14. UMass-Lowell (2) 398 Alma Mater ..................Clarkson University ‘00 15 assists when he earned Clarkson MVP honors. 15. Michigan Tech 390 Assistant Coach ..............Josh Hauge (1st year) 16. Bowling Green 316 Alma Mater .......................Bethel University ‘15 Exh. Game (October 3, 2015) - Att: 1,949 17. St. Cloud State 236 Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......... 315-268-3874 Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY 18. Quinnipiac 228 2014-15 Overall Record ........................12-20-5 Final Score: CLARKSON 4 - McGill 3 2014-15 ECAC Hockey Record....8-11-3 (8th) 19. St. Lawrence 156 In a penalty-fi lled exhibition contest Clarkson prevailed 2014-15 Captain ..............................Paul Geiger 20. Colgate 129 for a 4-3 victory over McGill before 1,949 fans at Cheel Others Receiving Votes: 2014-15 AC ........DiNallo, Megannety, de Haas Arena on Saturday. Playing for the fi rst time in 2015-16, Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................25/2 the Green and Gold received goals from seniors Jeff Di- Robert Morris 63, Notre Dame 45, RIT - Forwards Returning/Lost .......................15/1 Nallo and Pat Megannety, junior Jordan Boucher and 39, Michigan State 37, Northeastern 31, - Defense Returning/Lost............................ 7/1 sophomore defenseman Kelly Summers, while junior Vermont 23, Penn State 19, - Goaltenders Returning/Lost ....................3/0 Steve Perry posted 18 saves as Clarkson improved its UNH 18, Ferris State 11, Wisconsin 5, Newcomers ..........................................................9 all-time record to 17-2 against Canadian college foes Bemidji State 4, Union 3, Alaska 1, in Cheel. Brown 1, Dartmouth 1. PROGRAM HISTORY Score by Periods Affi liation .................................NCAA, Division I McGill 2 1 0 x — 3 USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Poll Conference .................................. ECAC Hockey CLARKSON 2 2 0 x — 4 First Season .............................................1920-21 - October 5, 2015 Overall Record ......1,375-820-146 (94th year) 1st: CU-DiNallo (Geiger, Amorosa), ppg; 2:45 Pts (1st Place Votes) ....................................(.619 winning percentage) CU-Summers (Vigneault, de Haas); 9:45 1.